Options for
Students Planning to Get a Head Start on Postsecondary Education:
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Tech Prep and Tech Prep for Dual Credit
- An opportunity for students to earn high school and college credit simultaneously. This
program is intended primarily for occupational students in grades 11, 12, 13, and 14.
Classes are offered at the high school, Glenn Hare Occupational Center, or magnet high
school locations and are taught by high school faculty or team taught with TMCC faculty.
High School students (juniors and seniors) who complete articulated high school
occupational courses may be able to earn TMCC credit if they successfully complete the
Tech Prep course with a "B" or better. To earn credit, you must register at TMCC
upon completion of the high school course. For
more information, contact:
TMCC Tech Prep Office: 674-7513
WCSD Occupational Education Office: 850-8003
Your high school counselor
Your high school Career Opportunity Center |
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Advanced Placement - This program is
sponsored by the College Board and available to juniors and seniors. Advanced placement
classes are college-level courses offered to high school students at their high school by
their own high school teachers. Advanced Placement courses satisfy high school
requirements and can be applied to college if the exams (given in May at your high school)
is passes at an approved level. Register for Advanced Placement courses during regular
high school preregistration each spring. For
more information, contact:
The A.P. coordinator at your school
Your high school counselor
Your high school Career Opportunity Center |
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Early College - The Early College
program is a joint effort of the Washoe County School District and the University of
Nevada, Reno. It provides seniors with the opportunity to take UNR classes while still in
high school. To participate, students must be classified as seniors, taking four high
school classes, graduating on time, and taking at least two Advanced Placement or
International Baccalaureate classes during the senior year. Approval from the high school
counselor and assistant principal of curriculum is required. All lower division courses
(numbered 100-200) are open to Early College participants, as long as course prerequisites
are met. Early College participants can take up to six UNR credits per semester. Students
are responsible for transportation to the UNR campus. For more information, contact:
UNR Admissions and Recruitment Coordinator, Steve Maples: 784-4776
Your high school counselor
Your high school Career Opportunity Center |
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Distance Education -
"Telecourses" are offered by Truckee Meadows Community College and the
University of Nevada, Reno through interactive television hook-up at home high schools and
through cable television to your home by the Public Broadcasting System. These classes are
available to high school juniors and seniors and are taught by TMCC and UNR professors.
Some courses are available for Duel Credit enrollment. For more information, contact:
TMCC Distance Education Coordinator, Fred Lokken: 673-7148
TMCC Starting Point: 673-7111
UNR Continuing Education Office: 784-4046
Your high school counselor
Your high school Career Opportunity Center |
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TMCC High School - A Washoe County
School District high school on the Truckee Meadows Community College campus that allows
students to take three required high school classes and up to three college courses each
semester and get both high school and college credits. High school classes meet in the
afternoon, leaving the morning and evening hours open for Dual Credit courses to be used
as electives toward high school graduation and college credit. For more information, contact:
TMCC High School: 674-7600
Your high school counselor
Your high school Career Opportunity Center |
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Washoe
Co. K-16 Council
